- Jerry Seinfeld has paid tribute to Rob Reiner, acknowledging his crucial role in saving the sitcom Seinfeld from cancellation in the 1990s.
- Seinfeld stated that Reiner, whose production company Castle Rock Entertainment was behind the show, saw potential when network executives disliked the early episodes.
- Reiner recounted having to argue intensely with NBC executive Brandon Tartikoff to keep the show on air, promising it would become a great success.
- He convinced the network to continue with the series despite their concerns that it was just 'people sitting around talking'.
- Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer, were found dead at their Los Angeles home, with their son Nick, 32, arrested on suspicion of murder.
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